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The Sunshine Coast is the home of major sporting
events such as the Australian PGA Golf Championship at
Coolum, the renowned
Mooloolaba and Noosa triathlons,
Surf Lifesaving
carnivals,
outrigger canoe championships
and major yachting events.
All the usual team ball sports have regular competitions.
Groups with their own websites include
Maroochydore Soccer Club,
Sunshine Coast Hockey Association
and Sunshine Coast &
District Rugby Football Union. Netball is represented on line by the
Sunshine Coast Netball
Association and the combined Suncoast Region
Associations.
Golf courses and
bowling clubs abound and make visitors welcome. Cyclists are welcomed by the
Sunshine Coast Cycling Club
and mountain bikers by the
Bushrangers MTB Club. Tennis,
archery, tenpin bowling, equestrian sports
and shooting are all well catered for.
Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club and
Maroochy Sailing Club are popular
for dinghy sailing. Sailing schools include
Funsail and the Sunshine Coast
Sailing Academy. For details of school sports,
clubs, events and facilities, try the Advance
Sports website. Although it is not fully developed and seems largely
neglected in recent times, it may provide some useful information.
You'll find an on-line list of most of the
sports clubs on the Sunshine Coast with contact details at the Community
Information Services site, but be warned that it may take some time to
download.
Otherwise, look under Clubs in the printed Yellow
Pages of the Sunshine Coast Telephone Directory for contact details of
specific clubs. Alternatively, try an on-line search by browsing the on-line Yellow
Pages. Go to Sports/Leisure and then choose
Clubs--Sporting--Miscellaneous or Sports listed alphabetically. See my Links
page for other sports and recreation links.
Swimming,
surfing, sailing,
water skiing,
canoeing, diving and
fishing are
possible all year round. Check the Local
Tourist site for a variety of sports and recreations in South East
Queensland. For information on meteorological, surf and beach
conditions, tides and boating safety, see Brownie's
Coastwatch website.
Swimmers are advised to swim between the
red and yellow flags in the areas patrolled by surf lifesavers or council
lifeguards.
Learn more about safety in the surf from the
website of Surf
Life Saving Australia or look at Harvie Allison's Queensland
Surf Life Saving photos.
Click on any of the photos to go to relevant
links.
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